Saif Ali Khan has said that Bollywood should not attempt to cross over into Hollywood.

The 42-year-old, who has been a star of Hindi cinema for over two decades, said the industry should retain its unique identity.

In an interview with IANS, Khan commented: "I think we should not try to cross over. Our eastern identity is fundamentally different from theirs. We should look at taking our movies from India to the Middle East, or to places like Egypt and Spain as the audience there is suited to our movies, I believe.

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"And we should rival Hollywood as an eastern equivalent, if 'western' is what they call themselves."

The Go, Goa, Gone star said that he feels certain the industry would progress by playing to its strengths.

"We just need to pay more thought and attention to detail in what we do and build on our individual identity. We're doing pretty well, and getting there slowly... I hope it [the change] will happen. It has to happen! We will get there, I am sure," he added.